 Poster: A snowHead
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Small, simple as a simple thing and cheap. I like carrying one in my off-piste pack - just in case the weather closes in, we need help and I can't tell where we are.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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FlyingStantoni, have you considered Android applications ?
I use a Motorola Defy+ with Viewranger mapping as it's small, lightweight, totally waterproof & doubles up as a very useful mobile phone and camera etc.  May not be super-cheap but if you happen to need a new mobile sometime, is worth considering.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks for the suggestion moffatross.
I must admit that I'd prefer a dedicated GPS that takes "proper" batteries that I can sling in my pack with some spare batteries and largely forget.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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^ Good point ... I change my transceiver batteries once a year because I feel I ought to. I charge my mobile at least every other day because I have to.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I have a Holux 245 and I think it is great. It is a data-logger and records your movement, speed altitude etc. It outputs nice files that connect with Google earth. I use it for cycling, walking and horse as well as for skiing. It has been going strong for about 2 years now and needs a re-charge every 2-3 days. I much prefer a dedicated machine to one of those "do everything" smart phone thingies.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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Thanks Chris Bish. Looks like an interesting bit of kit, but I should have made it clear that this is a piece of emergency only kit for me and, as such, I want something that take proper batteries so that I can sling it (and some spare batteries) in the pack and forget about it all season.
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FlyingStantoni, Ah. I wasn't thinking gnarly!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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I have a Garmin GPS 60 - cheap, reliable, long battery life, waterproof, pretty rugged, easy to use, takes AA batteries. I also use it mainly for poor vis conditions (when walking not skiing) and have had no problems.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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The ubiquitous Garmin etrek is as good as anything, but you will still need a map and a compass. For a short while I did use a Garmin 76 with WASS which has a better antenna that works better in forests and narrow valleys it was a bit bulky.
Since I use the GPS for walking and mountaineering using mountain huts it is essential that they have replaceable batteries rather than rechargeable ones (and I did once forgot the spares)
Program your route into it in advance using something like memory map navigator and keep the GPS in the jacket rather than the pocket or the pack where the cold drastically reduces the batteries performance.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Thank altis, bobmcstuff and johnE.
Map and compass are always in my pack johnE and used in preference to a GPS. But sometimes you just can't see enough to confirm a location.
Good point about keeping it in the jacket.
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I always use Energizer Ultimate Lithium AAs and AAAs while away from the mains.
http://data.energizer.com/PDFs/l91.pdf
http://data.energizer.com/PDFs/l92.pdf
They are incredibly light, hold more juice than any other AA (or AAA) and work down to -40C.
I once bought a GPS60 for our Nepali friend. Great device but I found the grey-scale screen far harder to read than the small one on my Foretrex which is just black or white.
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks for the battery info altis. I'll get some in.
I've now sprung for an eTrek.
Thanks to all.
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